Some graduate science programs are adding science communication training to their coursework to help scientists have effective public engagement with non-scientists. | Credit: AAAS Graduate students around the country are organizing grassroots programs to learn and practice science communication...

Each year, the AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science & Technology hosts a Communicating Science Seminar at the AAAS Annual Meeting . The seminar provides a forum for investigating and exchanging actionable knowledge about best practices and research on scientists and engineers engaging...

The theme of the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting—global science engagement—aligns closely with one of its existing mutual-learning initiatives, Family Science Days (FSD). The 13-14 February event brought together more than 3,000 attendees who had the opportunity to engage with dozens of scientists and...

Laura Pennock attended her first Family Science Days in 2008 and has missed the annual event only once since then. | Credit: Robert T. Pennock For some, Family Science Days is a one-time opportunity to meet a scientist or do a hands-on science activity during a chilly February weekend. For one...

At the AAAS-KFAS signing ceremony were (L-R): AAAS Chief International Officer Tom Wang; Nawaf Al-Enezi, the deputy chief of mission for the Embassy of the State of Kuwait; AAAS CEO Rush Holt; KFAS Director General Adnan Shihab-Eldin; Ameenah Farhan, a faculty member at Kuwait University and...

Elizabeth Babcock speaks to an audience of about 300 people during the Communicating Science Seminar at the 2015 AAAS Annual Meeting in San Jose, Calif. | Atlantic Photography Boston Today’s scientists and engineers are increasingly obligated to engage with public audiences about emerging issues in...

Science for Everyone Explore interactive science exhibits, learn about cool science jobs, and have your questions answered by scientists! Family Science Days are FREE and open to all, and features hands-on demos, shows, talks by scientists, and other activities appropriate for K–12 children and...